The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-02-25
THE NEWS.

The Mariposa arrived yesterday, hav.
ing made remarkably good time from
San Francisco, as she sailed last Friday
afternoon. Her detention was caused
by the snow blockade in the Sierra Ne
ada range, between Colfax and Blue
Canyon, where four days mail were
showed up, but primarily owing to the
Iteamer Vancouver having the second
installment of the Australian mail on
board, being six days late on the At
ore that our surmise as to the cause of
delay was correct.
The news does not contain many strik-
ing features. War in Europe is probable
IN spring The strained relations be-
tween Germany and France cannot
continue much longer, but a winter
campaign is not desired by either
Power.
Austria and Russia are also certain to
e involved on account of the Balkan
ifficulty, and Pesth newspapers are
-alling upon Austria to attack Russia
efore the latter is prepared for action.
It seems that Russian agents have been
5iscovered melting rebellion i'll Rou-
lania, Bulgaria and Servia, to furnish
pretext for armed Intervention. Bel
3 UNI is making preparations for de-
ensive war.
England and France are not agreed re-
garding Egypt. There is proposal to
usutralize the Suez Canal under joint
control of the Powers. This England
refuses to assent to. Italy's interven-
ION in the Soudan, followed by perma-
mt occupation of MassOwah, has
ought on a war with Abyssinia. The
byssinian power is without a port,
ling shut out from the Red Sea by a
arrow strip of territory formerly occu-
ed by Turkey, but now claimed by
ally. Massowah is the port through
lich Abyssinia has intercourse with the
tside world, and it was thought Eng
I'd would have induced the Sultan to
lie it to King John in requittal for his
petition to relieve Kassala. Instead
doing 50 it was taken by Italy, and
W King John seeks to confne the Ital-
Il power to the small peninsula on
lich the town of Massowah is built,
eping the coast line to himself. AS
elyssinia is the only native Christian
-. Wer in Africa, it has been rather shah
" treated by Christendom. There is
$50 danger of another collision between
inese and French troops on the Ton
n frontier. Rebellion against the Pc
lg Government is gaining ground in
, southwestern provinces.
Nothing new comes from the United
ties. We publish late gossip about
Treaty, but there is really nothing in
The situation is unchanged. If the
had been taken in the Senate on
fication simply it would have carried,
the opponents OF the Treaty joined
naval station advocates and carried
..s Pearl River amendment, thereby
3trating the object of the Treaty. If
I'D President had sent it back to the
ate for a straight vote on the ratifca-
an of the Convention as submitted, the
y atty would have been ratified, but the
CIef Executive regarded the action of
she Senate as equivalent to rejection, it
hs ing no treaty-making powers.
here has been an unusually severe
ter all over the United States. A
70 of snow fell in and around San
f. ncisco on the 9Th, and the population
a ear to have devoted themselves to
SPOT and enjoyment. Throughout the
state copious rains have fallen, and
the-e is a promise OF heavy crop of
GER ais.